Welcome to the media page for The Summoner and The Chronicles of The Necromancer. The press releases on this page may be reprinted free so long as attribution is made. If you can, please let me know if you plan to run our information--we love to get clips and would be happy to post articles, interviews and reviews from your publication if sent in Word or PDF format.

Click here for the Media Kit for The Summoner:  http://www.summoner.citymax.com/f/media_kit_for_bookstores.doc

And here for the Media Kit for The Blood King:

 http://www.summoner.citymax.com/f/Blood_King_Media_Kit.doc

And the Media Kit for Dark Haven (2009)

Book Video for The Summoner and The Blood King--this made the top 10 videos on Publisher's Weekly's blog!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BaaGqiXqiE

Hear one of Gail's recent radio interviews on DragonPage Radio:

http://www.dragonpage.com/2007/07/30/cover-to-cover-273/

Be sure to check out the "What Reviewers are Saying" page on this site, or see the reviewer quotes in the Blood King Media kit.

Review copies, custom event posters, web audio and shelf talkers are available upon request for bookstores, events and reviewers.

22-Sep-08	Ghost in the Machine Podcast Welcomes Editors Lou Anders and Alethea Kontis Ghost in the Machine podcast, hosted by fantasy author Gail Z. Martin (Chronicles of the Necromancer: The Summoner, The Blood King), welcomes September guests Lou Anders with Pyr Books and Alethea Kontis, SF editor.
22-Sep-08	Ghost in the Machine Podcast Welcomes Authors Andy Remic and Mike Lee Ghost in the Machine podcast, hosted by fantasy author Gail Z. Martin (Chronicles of the Necromancer: The Summoner, The Blood King), welcomes authors Andy Remic (War Machine, BioHell) August 1 – 14 and gaming author Mike Lee August 15 - 31.
24-Jul-08	Ghost in the Machine Podcast Welcomes Authors Gina Farago and Michael Arnzen Ghost in the Machine podcast, hosted by fantasy author Gail Z. Martin (Chronicles of the Necromancer: The Summoner, The Blood King), welcomes fantasy authors Gina Farago, author of Ivy Cole and the Moon, Luna and Michael Arnzen, horror, author of Play Dead and Proverbs for Monsters.
24-Jul-08	Fantasy Author Gail Z. Martin Previews New Book with Global Online Sneak Peek Fantasy Author Gail Z. Martin previews the newest book in The Chronicles of the Necromancer adventure series with a round-the-world online event hosted on sites in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia beginning June 21.
23-Jun-08	Fantasy Author Gail Z. Martin Previews New Book with Global Online Sneak Peek Fantasy Author Gail Z. Martin previews the newest book in The Chronicles of the Necromancer adventure series with a round-the-world online event hosted on sites in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia beginning June 21.
23-Jun-08	Ghost in the Machine Podcast Welcomes Authors Gina Farago and Michael Arnzen Ghost in the Machine podcast, hosted by fantasy author Gail Z. Martin (Chronicles of the Necromancer: The Summoner, The Blood King), welcomes fantasy authors Gina Farago, author of Ivy Cole and the Moon, Luna and Michael Arnzen, horror, author of Play Dead and Proverbs for Monsters.
10-Jun-08	Ghost in the Machine Podcast Welcomes Jeffrey Thomas, Mark Chadbourn plus Trio of Fantasy Authors and ConCarolinas Videoblog Ghost in the Machine podcast, hosted by fantasy author Gail Z. Martin (Chronicles of the Necromancer: The Summoner, The Blood King), features science fiction author Jeffrey Thomas (Deadstock) from June 1 – 14, and Mark Chadbourn (Lord of Silence) from June 15 - 30.
09-May-08	Ghost in the Machine Podcast Welcomes Trio of Fantasy Authors Ghost in the Machine podcast, hosted by fantasy author Gail Z. Martin (Chronicles of the Necromancer: The Summoner, The Blood King), welcomes author David B. Coe (The Blood of the Southlands Trilogy: The Sorcerer’s Plague), Faith Hunter (The Rogue Mage series, The Skinwalker series), and Misty Massey (The Mad Kestrel) as a special ConCarolinas preview podcast on May 26.
26-Mar-08	Ghost in the Machine Podcast Welcomes Authors Sabrina Luna and Terry Hoover in April Ghost in the Machine podcast, hosted by fantasy author Gail Z. Martin (Chronicles of the Necromancer: The Summoner, The Blood King), welcomes paranormal romance author Sabrina Luna (Midnight Encounters) on April 1 and mystery author Terry Hoover (Double Dead) on April 15.
26-Mar-08	Ghost in the Machine Podcast Welcomes Fantasy Author Paul Kearney Ghost in the Machine podcast, hosted by fantasy author Gail Z. Martin (Chronicles of the Necromancer: The Summoner, The Blood King), welcomes fantasy author Paul Kearney (The Monarchies of God, The Sea Beggars, The Ten Thousand) on March 15.
10-Aug-07	Martin Posts Cover Art for The Blood King Author Gail Z. Martin has posted the cover art for the upcoming novel, The Blood King on www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer.com.  The Blood King is the sequel to the bestselling debut novel The Summoner, released by UK-based Solaris Books in February 2007.  The Blood King is slated for release in February 2008.
10-Aug-07	Gail Z. Martin Snags German Book Deal The Summoner and The Blood King, the first two books in the Chronicles of the Necromancer fantasy adventure series by Gail Z. Martin have had foreign translation rights sold to German publisher Lubbe.  The deal was brokered by the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency.
10-Aug-07	Gail Z. Martin Signs for Two More in Series   Gail Z. Martin, author of The Chronicles of the Necromancer fantasy adventure series, signed a contract with Solaris Books for books three and four in the series via the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency.  The books are tentatively slated for release in 2009 and 2010.    Martin wrote The Summoner, released in February 2007.  The Blood King, the second book in the series, is slated for a February 2008 release.
10-Aug-07	Gail Z. Martin Delivers Manuscript For Second Book in Series   Gail Z. Martin, author of The Chronicles of the Necromancer fantasy adventure series, has delivered the manuscript for The Blood King.  The Blood King is book two in the series that began with the February 2007 launch of The Summoner.  The Blood King is slated for a February 2008 release from UK-based Solaris Books.
10-Aug-07	Gail Z. Martin Wraps up Seven-City Tour Gail Z. Martin, founder of DreamSpinner Communications and author of The Chronicles of the Necromancer fantasy adventure series just completed a seven-city book tour in the North East.  She was a guest panelist at the Confluence science fiction/fantasy convention in Pittsburgh, and her books sold out at most of her 12 signings.
22-Jul-07	Fantasy Author Gail Z. Martin to Tour PA/OH in July Gail Z. Martin, author of The Summoner: Book One in The Chronicles of The Necromancer, a supernatural fantasy adventure, will make appearances at the following book stores in Pennsylvania and Ohio as part of her Northeastern book tour.  Martin is a native of Meadville, PA who lived in Pittsburgh for 10 years before moving to North Carolina.  She is an alumni of Grove City College and Penn State.
21-Jun-07	Author Gail Z. Martin Offers Sneak Peak at New Novel with June 21 Online Event Gail Z. Martin, author of The Chronicles of the Necromancer fantasy adventure series, will host a global online event on June 21 to offer readers a sneak peek at her upcoming novel, The Blood King.
20-Jun-07	Reviewer Quotes for The Summoner
02-Jun-07	Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors Gail Martin and Chris Roberson At NYC’s Perdition June 2  Solaris Books authors Gail Z. Martin and Chris Roberson will appear at New York City’s Perdition on Saturday, June 2 from 6 – 8:30 p.m.  Free refreshments and a cash bar will be provided courtesy of Solaris Books.
02-Mar-07	The Summoner Climbs Fiction Charts, Goes to Second Printing
05-Nov-06	"Summon Your Future" Book Store Letter During Gail's 2007-2008 Summoner book tour, she will be encouraging readers and book stores to donate used science fiction/fantasy books to encourage teens and young adults who feel "out-of-place."
02-Nov-06	"Summon Your Future" Teen Program Letter Gail Martin, author of The Summoner, hopes to provide donated, used science fiction/fantasy books to encourage older teens and young adults who feel "out-of-place."
02-Nov-06	The Summoner Key points flyer This key points flyer for The Summoner is especially useful for event promoters, sales reps, libraries, book stores, media, reviewers, speaking engagements and other interested parties.
02-Nov-06	Backgrounder for The Summoner The Summoner, by Gail Martin, is a new fantasy adventure novel from Solaris/Simon & Schuster.  This page provides important book details for book stores, libraries, media, wholesalers, speaking engagements and other interested parties.
01-Nov-06	The Summoner Book Review This book review may be used in part or in whole in newspapers, magazines, blogs, or on radio/TV or RSS feed.
31-Oct-06	Broadcast release for The Summoner Gail Martin, author of The Summoner, is available for radio, TV and newspaper/magazine interviews.  She will also appear via phone at book groups and reading circles.
01-Sep-06	The Summoner Blends Magic, Adventure and Romance The Summoner, a new fantasy adventure novel by Gail Martin, coming in February of 2007 from Solaris/Simon & Schuster.

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